Political Science in Arab Countries: Challenges and Solutions

Abstract

    Political science is considered one of the most important social sciences in the world at the present time, due to its connection to various political fields and dimensions, including political behavior, political and analytical activities, and comprehensive economic policies. Contemporary political science took shape in the latter half of the nineteenth century, Separating from political philosophy and history, the emergence of political science as an academic field in universities was marked by the establishment of departments and university chairs bearing the name political science in the late nineteenth century. This study aims to explain the emergence of this science in Arab countries, how it developed, and what are the most prominent circumstances that controlled the emergence of the sciences. Politics and international relations and their development in Arab culture and academies, And the obstacles that stand in the way of the development of the field and what are the appropriate solutions or mechanisms to solve these challenges, through the use of the descriptive approach, the analytical approach, and a platform for future studies.